On the Other Hand…
We have a great tradition here at the Wisconsin Union Theater of many great actors and actresses appearing on our stage. In fact, the very first performance (way back in 1939) was “The Taming of the Shrew” performed by Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne (As Ralph describes, the Brad and Jennifer of their day). Lunt and Fontanne even interrupted the run of their performance on Broadway to come back to Madison and christen the theater. Pretty snazzy, eh?
Ever since Lunt and Fontanne’s final bow that night in 1939, the WUT has hosted numerous others including Paul Robeson, Uta Hagen, Jose Ferre, Hal Holbrook, Raymond Massey, Fredric March, Agnes Moorehead, Brian Donlevy, Daniel J. Travanti, Helen Hayes, Vincent Price, Henry Fonda, and Anthony Quinn. Last Saturday’s performance of “Rose” with Olympia Dukakis fit perfectly into our history of spectacular performers.
“Rose,” a one-woman show, detailed one woman’s journey throughout the 21st century. She began as a Holocaust survivor in Ukraine, and the story followed through her life, and with its many loves and losses, ending with her, just as she began, sitting shiva on a bench. (It should be noted here that that bench was made with love, care, and painstaking detail by our theater technical director Jeff - and is now signed by Ms. Dukakis!)
Ever since Lunt and Fontanne’s final bow that night in 1939, the WUT has hosted numerous others including Paul Robeson, Uta Hagen, Jose Ferre, Hal Holbrook, Raymond Massey, Fredric March, Agnes Moorehead, Brian Donlevy, Daniel J. Travanti, Helen Hayes, Vincent Price, Henry Fonda, and Anthony Quinn. Last Saturday’s performance of “Rose” with Olympia Dukakis fit perfectly into our history of spectacular performers.
“Rose,” a one-woman show, detailed one woman’s journey throughout the 21st century. She began as a Holocaust survivor in Ukraine, and the story followed through her life, and with its many loves and losses, ending with her, just as she began, sitting shiva on a bench. (It should be noted here that that bench was made with love, care, and painstaking detail by our theater technical director Jeff - and is now signed by Ms. Dukakis!)
On the other hand, (to take the phrase from Rose’s character..) on February 22nd and 23rd, another theater great, Tom Wopat, will grace the WUT stage with his performance in the Four Seasons Theatre’s production of “Follies”
February is quite the month for acting here at the WUT. If you’re interested in keeping up to date with the progress of the Follie’s cast.. check out THEIR blog at …
http://nadinegoff.blogspot.com
- Courtney
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